"One of the first things you need to ask is, how did you survive this? This is amazing that you're still here. It's amazing that you still have the guts to go on with your life. What is allowing you to function? What are you good at? What gives you comfort?"- Bessel van der KolkResearch undertaken for the DSM-IV revealed that survivors of repeated and severe childhood trauma generally experience a common set of problems as adults. This video series examines the wide range of symptoms for what the researchers have labeled Disorders of Extreme Stress. Four survivors of childhood trauma discuss its impact on their lives, and describe their attempts to cope with those effects, to heal, and to find meaning in life.
Topics The Effects of Trauma Range of Symptoms Affect Regulation Dissociation Interpersonal Relationships View of Self Somatization Meaning of Life Defining Complex PTSD
Topics What Clients Bring to Therapy Flashbacks Affect Regulation Dissociation Social Interaction Self-Blame Somatic Symptoms Obstacles to Therapy
"We therapists are far more identified with our patients' pain and suffering and loss than we are with the other side of the split, that is, rage, revenge, perpetration...Those feelings,…
Topics Special needs of hostile alters Impulses to hurt self and others Establishing a therapeutic alliance Getting consensus from the system Accessing pain and sorrow Getting distance from overwhelming feelings…
